LOWER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS — 33 UNITS
Basic Proficiencies — 21 units

CRTH 10 Critical Thinking

ENGL 1A Expository Writing

ENGL 1B Research Writing

UGP 100G ateway to Success

MATH 30 College Algebra

MATH 40 Statistics

One of the following:

COMM 35 Speech Communication COMM 40 Understanding Communication

Major Foundation — 12 units

ACCTG 1A Financial Accounting ECON 1 Principles of Microeconomics MATH 106 Quantitative Analysis for Management OP 180 Project Management

LIBERAL STUDIES CORE — 21 UNITS

Arts

ARTS 105 Contemporary Arts and Culture
or any other ARTS course offered
History
HIST 88 Business in World History
or any other HIST course offered
Humanities
HUM 156 Business and Civilization
or any other HUM course offered
Literature

LIT 150 Business in Literature or LIT 160 Business in Movies or any other LIT course offered

Philosophy

PHIL 125 Ethics in Personal and Professional Life
or any other PHIL course offered
Science
SCI 125 Science, Technology and Social Change
or any other SCI course offered
Social Sciences

SOSC 88 Leadership and New Social Demands or any other SOSC course offered

REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR — 18 UNITS
Networking courses:

ITM 115 Digital Communications ITM 150 Network Design

Computer Information Systems courses:

ITM 101 Fundamental Programming Concepts with Java
ITM 113 Database Management Systems
ITM 125 Management Information Systems
ITM 133 Systems Analysis and Design

ELECTIVES — 45 UNITS
Information Technology Management electives —
24 units

Choose any eight lower- or upper-division courses with the ITM prefix not previously taken for a total of 24 units.

 

General electives — 21 units

Students are encouraged to take seven lower- or upper-division courses from science, mathematics, business and other fields of interest for a total of 21 units.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS — 6 UNITS ENGL 120B usiness Writing ITM 191 Capstone: Value Creation in the IT Career The capstone course in information technology must be taken in the final nine units of the major and cannot be waived or substituted by any other course. One faculty member from the School of Business must supervise the capstone professional practice project course.

 

UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN DATABASE TECHNOLOGY AND

MANAGEMENT

The undergraduate certificate in database technology and management offers a combination of technology and management, for those who may not need a degree but want to update their skills. It has been designed in alliance with Bay Area business and technology experts. You will learn to innovate, manage and respond to technology in enterprise settings. Depending on the coursework taken, you will sharpen your skills through several courses that are aligned with the expectations for the following certifications: Microsoft Office Specialist, Cisco CCDA, Cisco CCNA, Cisco CCNP and CompTia Security.

Interdisciplinary coursework will teach you to learn and assimilate new technologies in ever-changing business environments. You will also develop leadership expertise, build problem-solving skills and gain a global understanding of technology issues. You will be well prepared to continue on to the BS in information technology management.

The undergraduate certificate in information technology management requires completion, with a C average or better, of the following 15 units at Golden Gate. For further information, refer to “Admission to Certificate Programs and Registering for Open Enrollment” on p. 113.

REQUIRED COURSES — 15 UNITS

ITM 101 Fundamental Programming Concepts with Java
ITM 113D atabase Management Systems
ITM 143S tructured Query Language and PL/SQL
ITM 144D atabase Administration Fundamentals
One appropriate 100-level ITM course for three ( 3) units, which
includes ITM 198 Internship: Information Technology.

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